256 POLTGONACE-S!. [Pol^ffonum. 



7. p. mimis ^uSs.) — Narrow4eaved Persicaria. 

 Districts 123456-89- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to Germanic. 



Damp, boggy, or gravelly places ; rare. M. August, 

 September. 



1. Moist ground near Cork (Mr. J. Drummond) ; Fbr. 

 Eih. BallincoUig Castle, near Cork (luxuriant speci- 

 men) ; /. C — 2. Boggy places near Cahir, in Tipperary; 

 D. M. — 3. It often springs up in turf mould brought from 

 the neighbourhood of Edenderry, Queen's County ; D. M. — 

 4. Near Enniskerry ; Mr. J. Ball. — 5. Boggy ground near 

 Eobertstown, RUdare ; D. M. — 6. About Tuam, county 

 Galway ; Ir. Flor. — 8 and 9. On the shores of Lough Cullin, 

 Mayo ; A. G. M. — 9. Near Sligo ; the late Mr. J. Wynne. — 

 11. Near Malin well, and between Gweedore and Dunglow, 

 Donegal ; Fhr. Uht. — 12. Shore of Ballygowan Lake, and 

 Castleblayney Lake ; near Churchill (Mr. Templeton) ; Flor. 

 Hit. Near Carnmoney, by the mill-dam ; Fhr. TJlst. Margin 

 of Lake Henny, Saintfleld; Flor. Belf. Abundant on the 

 borders of Mon-lough, Down ; Mr. S.. A. Stewart. Sparingly 

 by the side of the Banu, near Mountsandy, below Coleraine, 

 Derry; D. M. 



A plant gathered by Mr. CarroU near BallincoUig Castle, 

 Cork, and which he supposed might be P. mite (Schrank), 

 appears to us merely a luxuriant state of P. minus. Its 

 leaves are broader than usual, but the fruit is only half as 

 large as in specimens of P. mite gathered by the Thames 

 side, near London. 



8. P, aviciilare (Linn.) — Knot-grass. 

 Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-5«°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Fields, way-sides, waste places, &c. ; common. Fl. June 

 to September. 



Very variable, especially on the coast. 



